2008 Taça de Portugal Final

The 2008 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Taça de Portugal, the 68th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 18 May 2008 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Porto and Sporting CP. Sporting CP defeated Porto 2–0, thanks to two extra-time goals from Brazilian striker Rodrigo Tiuí which would give Sporting CP their fifteenth Taça de Portugal.[3][4][5]

2008 Taça de Portugal Final
Event2007–08 Taça de Portugal
Porto Sporting CP
0 2
Date18 May 2008
VenueEstádio Nacional, Oeiras
RefereeOlegário Benquerença (Leiria)[1]
Attendance37,600[2]

In Portugal, the final was televised live in HD on SIC and Sport TV. As Sporting CP claimed their fifteenth Taça de Portugal, they qualified for the 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they took on the winners of the 2007–08 Primeira Liga, Porto at the Estádio Algarve.[6][7]

Match

Details
Porto0 – 2 (a.e.t.)Sporting CP
(Report) Tiuí  111', 117'
Attendance: 37,600[2]
Porto
Sporting CP
GK1 Nuno
RB13 Jorge Fucile
CB2 Bruno Alves
CB3 Pedro Emanuel (c)
LB14 João Paulo 71'
DM6 Paulo Assunção 36' 112'
CM8 Lucho González 113'
CM16 Raul Meireles 96' 104'
RW11 Mariano González 79'
LW7 Ricardo Quaresma
CF9 Lisandro López
Substitutes:
GK24 Hugo Ventura
DF4 Milan Stepanov
DF15 Lino 79'
MF17 Tarik Sektioui 112'
MF18 Mario Bolatti
MF25 Przemysław Kaźmierczak 104'
FW19 Ernesto Farías
Manager:
Jesualdo Ferreira
GK1 Rui Patrício
RB78 Abel 54' 90'
CB13 Tonel
CB4 Ânderson Polga
LB18 Leandro Grimi
DM24 Miguel Veloso
CM28 João Moutinho (c)
CM7 Marat Izmailov 76'
AM30 Leandro Romagnoli
CF11 Derlei 101' 113'
CF20 Yannick Djaló
Substitutes:
GK16 Tiago
DF26 Gladstone 113'
MF8 Ronny
MF10 Simon Vukčević
MF21 Pontus Farnerud
MF25 Bruno Pereirinha 76'
FW22 Rodrigo Tiuí 90'
Manager:
Paulo Bento
2007–08 Taça de Portugal Winners
Sporting CP
15th Title
Match officials
Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References
  1. "Olegário dirige final da Taça" [Olegário directs final of Cup]. Record. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. "Final da Taça de Portugal: Sporting vence Porto por 2-0 e ganha troféu" [Final of Cup of Portugal: Sporting defeats Porto 2-0 and wins trophy]. Público. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. "FC Porto 0-2 (a.p.) Sporting" [FC Porto 0-2 (a.e.t.) Sporting]. ZeroZero. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. "Sporting vence Taça de Portugal" [Sporting wins Cup of Portugal]. Expresso. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  5. "É uma vitória justa no jogo e na competição" [It's a fair win for the match and competition]. Expresso. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  6. "Sporting conquista Supertaça" [Sporting conquers Supertaça] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. "Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira - Final" [Supercup Cândido de Oliveira - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. "Taça de Portugal - Final" [Cup of Portugal - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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